City Council was expected to vote on a law allowing for dual-flush toilets designed to trigger a long flush for solid waste or short flush for liquid waste.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn explained that those types of toilets, seen across many parts of Europe, were currently banned in New York City, 1010 WINS Senior Correspondent Stan Brooks reported.

“The present law would prohibit and fine anyone who put those in their home or their office building. We are eliminating that restriction and opening that up as an option for New Yorkers,” Quinn said.

That’s just one part of an overall water conservation program designed to save one billion gallons of water a year, WCBS 880’s Rich Lamb reported.

“One of the bills we are passing into law today says that’s a crazy restriction. It’s an outdated restriction. Of course New Yorkers should have the option of having two-flush toilets: one that has a long and a short option if that’s what they want,” Quinn said.